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National Assembly majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah has challenged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to arrest and make public those using social media to insult leaders.

Speaking on Friday, December 27, 2024, Ichung’wah stated that in line with the provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018, security officers should make use of the law to apprehend cyberbullies and take them before the courts of law.

In addition, the majority leader noted that arresting those violating the Cybercrime Act would tame online bullies in the country.

“I want to challenge the DCI, kama kuna watu wamefanya makosa ya misuse of computers and cybercrimes, arrest them and make it public, and take them before courts of law so that it becomes a deterrent to those who insult and do very uncivilized things, AI not only to insult but also to do very uncivilized things.

“Implement that law to end this shenanigans of people insulting each other with impunity and imagining nothing can happen to them, you must make use of the laws that we created and enacted in Parliament in 2018, especially the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act,” Ichung’wah said.

He further urged youths to desist from taking advantage of social media platforms and freedom of speech to insult leaders, urging them to practice restraint and respect.

“To the youth, have respect, even if you do not respect me as a leader then respect the families of those leaders, you might not like Speaker Wetang’ula but remember he has a parent,” Ichung’wah urged the youths.

Ichung’wah on abductions

The majority leader also cautioned those faking their abduction as the new wave of missing persons in the country surges stating that they should also be arrested and charged for cybercrime.

He went on to say that some social media users want to use abduction to incite Kenyans.

“If anybody alleges to have been abducted and they are not, they should be arrested and charged for misuse of their computers and cybercrimes. There are characters who want to use this to incite the people of Kenya,” he added.